tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26538443.post5359393495061302819..comments2024-03-28T06:13:58.117-06:00Comments on Alycia Quilts - Quiltygirl: The Chimney SweepAlycia~Quiltygirlhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16283575876006453806noreply@blogger.comBlogger12125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26538443.post-76623754645613324142016-09-02T09:54:08.522-06:002016-09-02T09:54:08.522-06:00I love this pattern. Last weekend, I was visiting...I love this pattern. Last weekend, I was visiting my brother in Vermont and we went to the Calvin Coolidge homestead (perfectly preserved town), Plymouth Notch. A Chimney Sweep quilt was on the bed where President Coolidge was born. The guide thought that the quilt was there in 1872 and MAY HAVE been made by his mother, Victoria. Still there and in great shape. I was delighted to find out Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08684021792416156917noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26538443.post-43769855498954197392016-07-20T15:50:03.361-06:002016-07-20T15:50:03.361-06:00Hahaha - you're too funny Alycia. Well your m...Hahaha - you're too funny Alycia. Well your math must be right because these blocks look perfect!Lara B.https://www.blogger.com/profile/15135992633781076268noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26538443.post-30936568082970839812016-07-17T06:01:39.848-06:002016-07-17T06:01:39.848-06:00Beautifully done. How cool that you are trying to ...Beautifully done. How cool that you are trying to reproduce a family pattern. You've got a great start on it. Katehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02876375845688651131noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26538443.post-15865291130950617042016-07-15T23:26:06.937-06:002016-07-15T23:26:06.937-06:00Maybe they used squares because they couldn't ...Maybe they used squares because they couldn't do the math either???WeedyMamahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15630150021502773184noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26538443.post-45934236773137724312016-07-15T16:40:47.092-06:002016-07-15T16:40:47.092-06:00
beautiful fabrics!
<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />beautiful fabrics!<br />Pattihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14172253687170849811noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26538443.post-81680178754003173472016-07-15T15:48:59.536-06:002016-07-15T15:48:59.536-06:00Beautiful quilts! I love antique quilts so much!!Beautiful quilts! I love antique quilts so much!!EmileeHopehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14178204754718165308noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26538443.post-14033884559023738452016-07-15T15:27:57.082-06:002016-07-15T15:27:57.082-06:00lol! I'm going with you did the math right! I ...lol! I'm going with you did the math right! I always liked this block but it looked difficult, and thought you had to make it with squares and just couldn't figure how to not set it on point or make them square. Thanks so much for figuring it out for us!diana569https://www.blogger.com/profile/10289307578081012684noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26538443.post-7622659494537722052016-07-15T14:49:10.191-06:002016-07-15T14:49:10.191-06:00I think it is awesome that you have such a history...I think it is awesome that you have such a history to your quilting - great work with your replications!Gemini Jen NZhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08199723644660260315noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26538443.post-41035521931535696012016-07-15T10:33:21.654-06:002016-07-15T10:33:21.654-06:00Have I got a story for you! By husband and I went ...Have I got a story for you! By husband and I went to a yard sale and saw a great vintage quilt (it wasn't for sale) covering up the workbench so we couldn't see the mess underneath. After extolling it's virtues and how we should preserve antique quilts and asking the owner about it's maker, the owner picked it up, folded it, and laid it on a shelf. My husband whispered, "Now Karen @ Tu-Na Quilts, Travels, and Eatshttps://tunaquilts.wordpress.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26538443.post-76568085903455825662016-07-15T10:01:49.168-06:002016-07-15T10:01:49.168-06:00Looks great!Looks great!Myra @ Busy Hands Quiltshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17387315332836767140noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26538443.post-18928130198207997692016-07-15T09:46:05.631-06:002016-07-15T09:46:05.631-06:00I am so glad that you are going to share the "...I am so glad that you are going to share the "how to" with us -- and how wonderful that the original quilts are at MSU.Quiltdivajuliehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15593385265961892847noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26538443.post-12384580068609055902016-07-15T09:17:04.621-06:002016-07-15T09:17:04.621-06:00I won a box of 2.5" strips playing "stri...I won a box of 2.5" strips playing "strip poker" at a recent retreat. This looks like a perfect block for my strips also. Thank you in advance for writing up your instructions!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com